Taransvar"

Taransvar currently has two focuses:

1: Mental health

Establish better treatment for mental health problems. Based on our experience, we think it is best to treat mental problems as destructive skills and habits that need coaching. You can read more here.

2: Cyber security

Cyber crime could "easily" be eradicated if Internet users demanded it. The main problem is lack of online governance and an IT industry that is very content with the current situation. We suggest an NGO owned entity in Nairobi Kenya as owner of such global secured network. You can read more below.

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Cyber Security

About Cyber Security

Taransvar also has a project about cyber security.

It works like this:

  • PC A is an infected computer in the network of telecom company “Tele A”.
  • PC A is used in an attempt to attack PC B belonging to Tele B.
  • The traffic is identified as an attempt to hack by PC B’s firewall.
  • The firewall informs Tele A that it has been attacked by PC A
  • PC A is then used in an attempt to attack PC C
  • Tele A wraps all traffic from PC A in a data package informing that this computer has been reported by others to be involved in attacks.

If this is implemented by many big telecom companies, then cyber criminals will spend most of their energy staying hidden. Once exposed, infected computers can no longer be used to attack units inside this secured network and cyber crime will no longer be sustainable.

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Why mix mental health and cyber security?"

Why mix?

  • Both are huge problems that society seem unable or unwilling to solve. Both are "easy" to fix if there's willingness.
  • For many, poverty is part of the problem. It may be the reason why it started or mental problems caused poverty. Being able to provide good jobs would give us a unique possibility to solve the problem by providing good focus, income, an option to move away from destructive triggers and provide good therapy.

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Consequenses if implemented"

Akili Bomba Cyber Security

What are the consequences if we are able to make this a global success?

  • Once a computer is identified as infected, it can no longer be used in attack on computers belonging to partnering telecom companies
  • Hackers will spend most of their energy on staying undetected and hacking will no longer be sustainable and will more or less stop.
  • The value provided by partnering telecom companies will increase significantly and make “all” internet users who are interested in a safe connection switch to them.
  • This will increase the pressure on non-partnering telecom companies and make the serious players join us.
  • Those who lose will be criminals and IT security companies (they earn billions on the misery of others instead of implementing what’s best for their customers)
  • DOS attacks will also no longer be possible because companies can easily dismiss all traffic coming from infected computers. This can be handled automatically by telecom companies for servers that report abnormal traffic or too high load to us.
  • Currently, telecom companies are reluctant to do “packet sniffing” because it’s risky to start blocking traffic. By handling it our way, there’s no spying or blocking of traffic and no other risk for telecom companies. They’re just telling what others told them.
  • With this system implemented, there will be less profit for the IT industry, but more for the telecom sector. However, there will be much more for those who partner. Those who don’t will be left with scraps.
  • All liberal societies are moving more and more to online solutions. This means that online security will (or at least should) be a major concern. This is especially true for countries that are new to this and have sparse resources. We are solving this. Meaning that societies can embrace this change.
  • Cloud computing has seen huge growth. One concern with cloud computing is that you lock yourself to one provider with proprietary technology. If we gain trust as provider of online security, then we can tap into this market, either directly or with one or more selected partners. It is unclear what consequences our concept will have for this market isolated.
  • Server hosting is definitely a market we can tap into – especially the high end market that is concerned with security
  • Cyber security as a service is a market we should tap into with partners.
  • Global cyber security will be handled from a few hubs, maybe East Asia, Africa and America to cover all time zones. This means that lots of people will go there to have a say and for educational purposes. This should generate lots of spin off effects.
  • IP version 4 is very limited and the world should shift to IP version 6. Introduction of our secured network is likely to boost this transition. This will further enhance the security because we can report back to the network owner which computer in the network is infected (only the owner will know which computer it is).
  • Our network will have huge consequences for how nations do cyber defense and war – which we would like to discuss further.
  • This is an opportunity to introduce a global digital ID (including global secure login). This will be good for digital users but not so good for oppressive regimes - probably.
  • This is just a start. It’s a “shift of paradigm”. There will be new ideas in the years to follow.
  • There are organized crime actors involved in cyber crime that is also involved in other kinds of crime. Profit is re-invested in more advanced breach technology to stay ahead of their victims. Profit from cyber crime is also re-invested in human trafficking, drugs, it boosts corrupt regimes and other crimes that cause a lot of damage. Removing the profit from cyber would help on all of this.
  • We will generate many new IT jobs. This is a good combination with our work on mental health because poverty and lack of hope is a major reason for mental health problems.

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Our solution to cyber security

The main challenge on Internet is not technical, it is governance. Who decides what is allowed and what is not? Governments are pushing telecom companies to interfere and store data about usage. However, the telecom companies are reluctant, maybe primarily because it's risky. They would have to do "packet sniffing" or blocking - which could lead to trouble if they guess wrong. We fix this for them by letting the receiving firewall decide what's legitimate traffic and what's not. Then the telecom companiny can utilize what's their strength because they know who owns the connection of the infected computer. And by tagging instead of blocking, they provide a very high value product without any risk to their customers or other users online - if we're able to manage this in a good way.

See also diagram here

Governance

How to fix Internet?

Since Internet got known to the public in the nineties, cyber security issues have become a bigger and bigger concern. And the IT companies have been more than willing to profit from this. It may seem like nobody thought of coming up with a good solution to how to get rid of cybercrime. However, that is not a problem. The problem is who should own this net and thus be the one to implement and governe the rules. Several players have tried to implement a global secured network, but "nobody" want IBM or Microsoft to own such network. And who is the better alternative? We suggest this network is owned by Akili Bomba and Taransvar and any profit from such net is spend on eradicating mental health problems.

We're well aware that this idea can be stolen. Primarily it can be stolen by those big IT corporatins that should have implemented such network 30 years ago - but preferred to profit from the problem instead of solving it. So why should you trust them now?

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System

System

Our system for securing Internet will contain a set of routers, which main purpose is to encapsulate data traffic going between partnering telecom companies and similar. These are illustrated with computer racks in the figure to the right or below. Firewalls will also be communicate with this router to ensure that report is sent back to the sending telecom company and for further follow up.

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Services

Services

Lots of services may come out of this if we succeed. And we're looking for partners who are willing to join us in making this happen.

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Partners

Partners

Lots of services may come out of this if we succeed. And we're looking for partners who are willing to join us in making this happen.

We can't do this alone. So we're looking for all kinds of partners. We're a registered NGO, but we can partner with corporations that are willing to take charge within their field.

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Join

Join

We're still at an early stage and need all kind of collaboration to make this happen.

So this is the perfect time for joining the team.

Contact us if you're interested.

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What will the future of Internet look like?

Future

If we're able to establish a secured global segment on Internet, when we'll be implementing whatever future there is for Internet.

Why not join us.

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Send message

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There's hope!

The brain is a wonderful organ that has the ability to fix major psychological problems if we help with a constructive focus. For many, this seems completely impossible. Then we can help! Contact us for a non-binding conversation.